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>-b. Q-09 chapion. %lsî*w. Demo"a, lm.90 Mid-year brought controversy, tragedy, MLON PROVED ONCE again in 1996 that smail losens clin tic big on ncws. Ilic past ycar brought no Slsortage of controvcrsy, excitemnent, tragedy. unusal occurscoces and changefo " rslet.F mth opmhffg days in Januanj ce, the closing mments of thU ic a esntecm mlapnity was ch n ulo ctivity. Here's a bnief rundown of Pappenings thoiugh aid-ycar. flic rcmainîng mionths' events wîil bic publîshcdSaturday. MAY > Concerna that votes catI on tic Halton Bard pi Educatio builget niere tinteil by contbclts of inicresl hall no legitimacy wbatsaevoe,4giil Miton Tnmt FIa Belfoni. "If t ilonif vote thei I haven*t cepeesenteil Uic peaple ai MN"" saisi tic itc in an interview wits Thec ClianpiS . Ms' Belfon. niba liveil iîl a scbaol vice-g*inci- pal. sail site bail evcry itgbt ta vote on the boarils 1996-97 budiget regarilless ai ber per- sonal relatîansiiPr1ovihcial lw alloweci a per- son witti a iaiiy member employed by a boardl ai educatian Io he a trisstce an chat bard. she paînicd oui. -The Mohawk Raceniay cammunîîy nias shockeil andl s4ened after learming ai the ileatb ai anc ai their uolleagues, a cespecteil barse trainer anil driver. Edwaril Huntbacb. 38. a trin- et anil driver tif stanilaril bcd horses ai the Camptictîvilte irack fir the last thec years, dicil alter bis pick-up truck crashedinia a trce'an Tonfine. nortis of Steeles Avenue. "No aise in .ayisg anything' said close frienil Tcrcy Lntz. 4 ,cacing cterk, deseribing the mood araunil Uic irack. "People are niaIkîng araunil witb their heails danin. He was nielI likeil anil cespected." -Evangetisi Kens Campticît. national directer of Canailas Civîtîccil Majorily, beglan a carn- * paign againci a icilerat proposai ta entend full humait nghis Io bamnosexuals. tIn a lence ta -van- ans potitical, religians anil media outîcta. Rev. Campbelîl arguil "ia if govertmeni coulil dis- cnimînaîe against ilrunk drivers, smokccs andi gun aniners, il coutil iliscriminate an thc basic ai sesual oientation. He salil granting camne nocial benefits Ia bamosexuals niauli unilermine the f rsitional iamily. - Il was leameil the Halian Roman Catholic Scboot Bilaril niuli keep junior kindergarten (JKI for ai leai anotiser yeac. Scrapping 1K wus liite morme cts a considéraliost at thse baîdm speciat budgetnmeting. A bil b>' Burlington Trustc Maîiam van dç Vrandle ta cancel 1K nis suppçiated b>' on>' ane adcer tmusice - Paticia Weber of Burtington. flic peaposci $132.9 nul- lion 1996 budget nias cecommýendeil for approval iUi onI>' four ilissenters - Ms van de Vrande. Ma Weber, Oakvittc Trunt Gpratld O'Haloras andl Milton Tmustee Josephl eoâ. - Aiter 10 ycars ai competitianwitb tbé Milton Skatng Club. Kadi>' Motion realizoil a dfuan nihen udm hegai a ooc-yca conturéci witb Walt Dianeys World on Ice. As a memiser of Uic Sîson Wte and Uic Sevec Dwarfs campa- ny. n0yeac-old Katis> flew ta Kore ta begiq tie tour. witich wcaali sec her viail lapais. thse faihi cm Uniied Siakes and 14 citia actais <CnIla A movie conipm>'s unexpectei blànlibond- lied Mitnradnaadcporudly causeil dam- aile ta Sminie"&e A sra ai explosionis b>' dia Toronto-baseil LKG Productian Services Lad. Parlemtalp, nibics niai fitnung tse actioni- ailventuce The Long KiaGoag i Ithse Dufin Aspuatea iuan> cousei sanie figse- enleil cesidents ta jump out of iheir besc. 'lse nibate bousing is sbakinig." naid tnge Ocat, wb<s nias reailing a nenispaper ai ber Joyce Boulevard bone whess the OrsI bilss enîpteil ai 9:45 p.m. "My beca just iesin crazy.- Mayor Gord Keaniz sailjseple consplmsedm t atm- age nias causeil bath inside and auisile ltieir baomes as a resuti of tie caitlqale-tike trensrs. He and Milton coumcilli» later looked si taking steps toniard ensuring such an incident neyer bappenel again. - ust in tinie for Molher's Day. Liz Scbattz laeanici er itlttile gi bail isen hbe for sur- vival. A bone marraw, doir was founil for five- year.old Deidre. wholuadn't becis respanding well ta the auto-mmune suppressant clierapy she nias undergoin. She banile the transplant ai Toronto's Hospital for Sick Childien wih flying iollirs, howevec, andi began her recover> fmmn aplasiic anemia whmoh had causaci her le-sus- iainun borie marrani ta, deicriornie. -Top Notch, the beagle wbo heipeil cave itb ekàry WlJtn owner, nias bonoureil for bis Ioyp] ty by the Hatton Regional Plice Services il1 It was die second aovanniti he on alter tu. tUYs led a seachi teata te 75-year-old First Uinei cvi- dent Ja is oinson, wbo liail becns aissing for )ut also hope five ilays. Volunteer searchers Lyn McBratney. Kim Knox, Rosa K« Mmt Torrelt anil Çatby Catneau ninie batred' witb ci vilian aniards for chair mie in tise ceu -Construction began on the Ontario Renaissance Festival, a niedieval country' fair blutf to, catch tise ambiance of itie l6ts century. 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